Print Vigot 9 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, greeting cards, children’s media, playful, quirky, whimsical, casual, hand-drawn, handwritten charm, informal display, friendly tone, space-saving width, monoline, condensed, tall, bouncy, irregular rhythm.
This font has a tall, condensed handwritten construction with a mostly monoline stroke and gently rounded terminals. Letterforms are built from simple, slightly wobbly strokes that retain an organic, drawn-by-hand feel, with small variations in curvature and alignment that create an uneven baseline and lively rhythm. Counters are narrow and often rounded-rectangular, and many glyphs show softly squared shoulders and subtle asymmetries that keep the texture informal rather than engineered.
It works best in short-to-medium display settings such as posters, playful headlines, product packaging, greeting cards, and informal editorial callouts. It can also suit children’s or hobby-related materials where a personable, hand-lettered voice is desirable.
The overall tone feels playful and quirky, like quick pen lettering used for captions, notes, or crafty signage. Its narrow, elongated proportions and slightly offbeat shapes add a whimsical personality that reads friendly and approachable rather than serious or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, neat print handwriting with a tall, space-saving silhouette, prioritizing charm and spontaneity over typographic precision. Its consistent simplicity suggests an aim for readable, friendly display text with a distinctly hand-made texture.
Distinctive, simplified shapes (notably in curved letters and numerals) emphasize character over strict uniformity, giving text a lightly jittery texture in longer settings. The condensed build helps fit more characters per line, but the hand-drawn irregularities become more noticeable at very small sizes.